Died in jail or a lockup
Charles Sienna
Charles Sienna was held in the jail at Maryville, Missouri, when a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from the railway bridge. According to The Iowa Plain Dealer, which reported the killing in December 1884, the sheriff and his deputies fought the mob in an effort to stop them. The report says one member of the mob was dangerously wounded in the fighting. The sheriff's office's account of the killing is not included in the report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Charles Sienna from the jail at Maryville, Mo., and hanged him from the railway bridge, according to the account.
Reported by: news reports.